U.S. military photos from May

Updated 5:34 PM ET, Fri May 27, 2016

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Cadet Alix Idrache sheds tears of joy Saturday, May 21, as he graduates from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. "I am from Haiti and never did I imagine that such honor would be one day bestowed on me," he said. He will soon be going to flight school. "Knowing that one day I will be a pilot is humbling beyond words," he said. "I could not help but be flooded with emotions knowing that I will be leading these men and women who are willing to give their all to preserve what we value as the American way of life."

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Marine Lance Cpl. Zach King, left, and Cpl. Derick Sammonek brace themselves as they fire a mortar during a training exercise in Jordan on Sunday, May 15.

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U.S. Marines anchor ropes to a Humvee during a training exercise in Twentynine Palms, California, on Friday, May 13.

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Aircrewman Operator 2nd Class Brandon Fregeau searches for EgyptAir Flight804 from a patrol aircraft provided by the U.S. Navy on Friday, May 20. Some of the wreckage was found north of Alexandria, Egypt, the next day. There were 66 people on the plane when it crashed during a flight from Paris to Cairo.

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Combat cameramen from the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force perform live-fire battle drills in Azusa, California, on Wednesday, May 18.